Renewal of Tier 5 Creative & Sporting Worker Visa

Written by Arshad Mahmood

You can make an application for renewal of your Tier 5 Creative & Sporting worker visa if you are already in the UK in the UK under Tier 5 Creative & Sporting worker visa category and you want to extend your stay (up to a maximum total stay of 12 months). Extension is possible only in those cases where the initial entry clearance or leave to enter as a Tier 5 Creative & Sporting worker was granted for less than 12 months and the applicant is seeking extension to stay up to a maximum of 12 months.

Eligibility

For you to seek extension of stay, you must continue to meet the eligibility criteria. Your eligibility for a Tier 5 (Temporary Worker - Creative and sporting) visa depends on whether you’re a sports person or a creative worker.

Sports person

If you are a sportsperson, you must be internationally established at the highest level in your sport, and/or your employment must make a significant contribution to the development and running of sport at the highest level in the UK.

If you are a coach, you must be suitably qualified to do the job.

You’ll also need all of the following:

a certificate of sponsorship reference number

£945 in savings - this is to prove you can support yourself and you must have had this in your bank account for 90 days before you apply. You won’t need £945 in savings if your fully approved (‘A-rated’) sponsor has stated on your certificate of sponsorship that they’ll certify your maintenance and that you won’t claim benefits during your stay.

Before assigning your certificate of sponsorship (CoS) in the sporting sub-category, your sponsor must have an endorsement for you from the governing body for your sport, which confirms you meet the governing body's requirements to give their endorsement. The governing body must be recognised by the Home Office, UKVI.

Creative worker

You need all of the following to be eligible for extension of stay as Tier 5 Creative & Sporting Worker:

make a unique contribution to the UK labour market, e.g. you are internationally renowned or are required for continuity

certificate of sponsorship reference number

be paid the minimum salary as set by Equity,PACT or BECTU (except for models, musicians or circuses)

£945 in savings - this is to prove you can support yourself and you must have had this in your bank account for 90 days before you apply. You won’t need £945 in savings if your fully approved (‘A-rated’) sponsor has stated on your certificate of sponsorship that they’ll certify your maintenance and that you won’t claim benefits during your stay.

Points Scoring for Tier 5 Creative & Sporting Worker Visa

For you to extend your stay as Tier 5 Creative & Sporting worker, you must score:

30 points for possessing a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (Appendix A of the Immigration Rules); and

Same Day Visa Service For Tier 5 Creative & Sporting Worker Visa Extension

We provide Same Day Visa Service (also known as the Home Office Premium Service) for applications for extension of stay as Tier 5 Creative & Sporting Worker. We can submit your Tier 5 Creative & Sporting Worker extension application through our Same Day Visa Service and can get a decision on your application in one day. An application for extension of stay as Tier 5 Creative & Sporting Worker also involves an application for Biometric Immigration Document and therefore the Tier 5 Creative & Sporting Worker applicant and his/her dependents are required to attend the Home Office, Premium Service Centre, to enrol their biometrics. You will be accompanied to the Home Office Premium Service Centre by our Legal Representative who will assist you with enrolment of biometrics and submission of your Tier 5 Creative & Sporting Worker extension application. Tier 5 Creative & Sporting Worker extension application submitted through our Same Day Visa Service is usually decided the same day.

The immigration solicitors at Sunrise Solicitors are experts in dealing with Tier 5 Creative & Sporting Worker extension applications. The quality of our service is self-evident from the clients' reviews about the service provided by our immigration lawyers. You can contact us if you are seeking legal help from immigration lawyers in London in relation to your Tier 5 Creative & Sporting Worker extension application and our immigration solicitors will provide you fast, friendly, reliable and professional immigration service.

If instructed to represent you regarding your Tier 5 Creative & Sporting Worker extension application, the casework to be carried out by our immigration solicitors will include the following:

Taking detailed instructions from you and advising you about the relevant immigration laws and procedures to be adopted by the Home Office, UKVI in your Tier 5 Creative & Sporting Worker extension application;

Advising you about the requirements of the Immigration Rules and the Policy Guidance for your Tier 5 Creative & Sporting Worker application to be successful;

Advising you about the documentary evidence to be submitted in support of your Tier 5 Creative & Sporting Worker extension application;

Considering the contents of the documentary evidence to be submitted in support of the Tier 5 Creative & Sporting Worker extension application and discussing the same with you;

Completing the application form online for Tier 5 Creative & Sporting Worker extension and discussing the same with you;

Preparing a covering letter to introduce and support your Tier 5 Creative & Sporting Worker extension application wherein our immigration lawyers will explain in detail the relevant requirements of the law and how such requirements have been duly satisfied by you to succeed in Tier 5 Creative & Sporting Worker extension application;

Submitting your Tier 5 Creative & Sporting Worker extension application to the Home Office, Premium Service Centre through our Same Day Visa Service to get a decision on the application in one day;

Liaising with the Home Office, UKVI for a timely decision on the Tier 5 Creative & Sporting Worker extension application;

Doing all the follow up work including responding to any queries raised by the Home Office, UKVI until decision is reached on your Tier 5 Creative & Sporting Worker extension application;

Advising you on the outcome of your application and any further steps to be taken by you upon receipt of the decision on your application.

Our Fee For Tier 5 Creative & Sporting Worker Visa Renewal

We will charge you a fee from £1,000 + VAT for our professional immigration services for extension of stay as Tier 5 Creative & Sporting Worker through our Same Day visa Service. The agreed fee will depend on the complexity of the matter and the casework involved in the Tier 5 Creative & Sporting Worker extension application.

If you cannot afford to pay our fee in full at the time of instructing us in relation to your Tier 5 Creative & Sporting Worker extension application, you can pay half of the fee at the time of instructing us and the balance can be paid by monthly instalments.

The agreed fee will cover all our work until decision by the Home Office, UKVI on the Tier 5 Creative & Sporting Worker extension application. However, it is pertinent to note that the agreed fee will not cover any disbursements to be incurred by us on your behalf e.g. translation of documents, Home Office fee, Immigration Healthcare Surcharge (IHS) etc.